was hesitant about the selection because he wanted someone who could deliver the vote of his home county in the general election , and beck ##ham ' s native nelson county was already committed to a rival candidate . but friends of go ##eb ##el assured him that beck ##ham would be loyal to go ##eb ##el ' s reform agenda , whereas the two other men go ##eb ##el was considering as running mates would " stack the senate committees against him . " beck ##ham was not yet 30 , the minimum age to serve as governor , at the time of his selection . go ##eb ##el lost a close election to republican william s . taylor . when the general assembly ' s session
was hesitant about the selection because he wanted someone who could deliver the vote of his home county in the general election, and beckham's native nelson county was already committed to a rival candidate. but friends of goebel assured him that beckham would be loyal to goebel's reform agenda, whereas the two other men goebel was considering as running mates would " stack the senate committees against him. " beckham was not yet 30, the minimum age to serve as governor, at the time of his selection. goebel lost a close election to republican william s. taylor. when the general assembly's session